Testimonials

Tiziana Consentino
International Actress
New York and Napoli

I was trapped in my many talents and projects for the future. I kept
on making plans that I never started and set unreachable goals only
to end up feeling frustrated and disappointed. I can tell, without
being presumptuous, to be a very intelligent and sensitive person and
yet the idea of being stuck made me feel helpless.

John Hertel is the ideal companion for a journey that is as unique as
we all are. His deep sensibility and lively intelligence are never
invasive and his intuitions are empowering revelations. When
something seems impossible he shows you the little steps to make it
real. His calm and composed attitude allows him to counteract your
feelings of desperation and his sincere enthusiasm for your
achievements offers you a wonderful source of energy to face new
challenges.

I know that this process is all about me and the choices I decide to
make but to have somebody like John by my side is definitely a gift
that I treasure.

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Rena Kornbluh
Executive Managing Editor, Sterling Publishing
New York, NY

Service Category: Career Coach
Year first hired: 2004
Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

"I’ve worked with John for several years now, and his he has helped
me progress from a middle manager, where I felt a little stuck,
to an executive who is moving my company forward in real ways.
John has great insight, and can see through the politics
and personalities without knowing anything about the publishing
industry. While he’s helped me define strategies to benefit my
company and my place in it, we’ve done that all with the objective
of advancing my career, helping me define what success means to me
as a professional. He’s been especially helpful in these troubled
economic times, giving sound advice and direction during consolidation
at my company and throughout the industry. John is reliable,
knowledgeable, and insightful, and I owe my success to
our work together."

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Stephen DeStefano
Storyboard and Design Supervisor at THE VENTURE BROTHERS
Freelance storyboard artist at Cartoon Network
Chief Licensing Artist on POPEYE THE SAILOR at Hearst

In business, John is detail oriented and thoughtful, considering all
angles of problem solving. Better still, however, is John's
careful attention to the personal needs and comfort of those
he's working with. I can't praise John highly enough, and it is
my pleasure to recommend him here on Linkedin."

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Pui Evans
IS Manager - NY
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

"I reported directly to John in 2 different law firms
for approximately 9-10 years. I always knew I could depend on John
for his support especially during any crisis at the office. There
were times we had to deal with the network infrastructure, Word
viruses, etc... As the IS Manager and later as the Director of the
Eastern Operations, John had a vast technical knowledge to develop
customer service oriented solutions and firmwide roll out of both hardware
and/or software. The end user was a top priority.

John was always there to listen to any issues from his staff.
He made sure that we had the necessary resources to complete
our tasks.

After working several years after college in the City government
agencies, my first job in the private sector was reporting to John.
I would not be here at this stage of my career without
John's support, his guidance and his mentoring. Thanks John!"

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Benjamin Kessel
Owner, Priority Fitness

Service Category: Business Consultant
Year first hired: 2008
Top Qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

John has helped me and my business tremendously. He provides
a service that is authentic, effective, and timeless. Without his
guidance, Priority Fitness would not be where it stands today.
He has the ability to help anybody with their work,
regardless of what stage they are in."

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Lisa Stone
Owner at H.L. Stone Consulting Group

Besides being great to work for, John is a take-charge person
who is able to present creative ideas and communicate them flawlessly.
He consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic and a dedication
to success. His efforts produced high quality and effective results time
and time again.
It was a great pleasure to work for John and I hope to have an opportunity
to so do again very soon.

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Shelly Chung
Freelance Creative Director/art

Service Category: Graphic/Web Designer
Year first hired: 2007 (hired more than once)
Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

John is an excellent coach and mentor. He has helped me
improve my presentation and negotiating skills. He's been instrumental
to my professional career and coached me in managing
various crossroads in my career. He has a keen understanding
of business and business situations and can really decipher politics in
the workplace.

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Kashif Hydari
Asst. IS Manager at Akin Gump

John is an outstanding Coach. He provides excellent feedback
and helped me with my transition into management. I would strongly
recommend John to anyone.

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Vincent Bell
Director of Administration at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

"John worked for me at Akin Gump. Since he started his own
coaching business, we have worked together on articles. He is an individual
of great integrity and insight. I would strongly recommend him to you.